Snowplow drivers work long hours during storms

6:07 AM,
Dec. 27, 2012

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Written by

Hannah Sparling
Staff Writer

Many people like to hunker down inside when it snows: grab a book and a mug of hot cocoa and avoid driving at all costs.

However, for Rick Pfeifer, it's just the opposite.

Pfeifer, an Ohio Department of Transportation Highway Technician, is a snowplow driver. He started work at 1 a.m. Wednesday, a 16-hour shift. He got off at 5 p.m., took an eight-hour break, and then it was back to the plow. ...